Writing for Children- PDF Ebook

The Writing for Children ebook is aimed at writers or people who want to write for a young audience but aren't quite sure where to start. Get to know more about writing for this age group, including the use of appropriate language and context.

Some children embrace reading as a joy; and for others it is a chore. When it is a joy though, it becomes easier to learn, becoming something they want to do rather than something they are obliged to do. Children who are passionate about reading will want to read more.

Children’s writers who are able to engender a passion for reading in their young readers will have far more success because they will have readers who want to read what they write.

Table of Contents

CREDITS

PREFACE

CHAPTER 1 THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF WRITING AND PUBLISHING FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS Evolution of children’s reading
Scope of children’s writing and publishing
Understanding what gets a publication sold
Writing for specific age groups
Children’s genres

CHAPTER 2 UNDERSTANDING THE READERS Reasons why children read
How parents and adults can encourage children to read
How writers can tap into a child’s reasons for reading

CHAPTER 3 CONTENT AND LANGUAGE Effects of violence
Do you pitch to the lowest common denominator, or the mean?
What are the options for content?
What are the options for language?